Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 109
CHAPTER IV [TRANSLATION OF REVELATIONS] 109 material to suppress the truth. In that very state I performed the ablution and stood up for prayer. Immediately, as soon as I stood up, I found myself in the state which is a clear sign of the acceptance of prayer. I call God to witness, in whose hand is my life, that I had just completed perhaps three raka'āt when I saw in a vision that the boy was completely healthy. Thereafter, that state of vision ended. When I finished the four raka'āt, I saw him sitting on the bed fully conscious asking for water. I immediately gave him water and when I put my hand on his body there was no sign or trace of fever. His state of delir- ium, restlessness, and unconsciousness had completely disappeared, and the boy's condition was of complete health. I was thus granted fresh faith in the divine power and acceptance of prayer through witnessing this spectacle of the Omnipotence of God. Then, a long time afterwards, it so happened that the son of Nawab Sardar Muhammad Ali Khan, a nobleman of Malerkotla, fell seriously ill in Qadian, and his life was almost despaired of. He beseeched me for prayer. I retired to my Baitud-Du'ä' [Prayer room] and prayed for him. After the prayer it became obvious as though his death had been decreed and that it was futile to pray at the time. Upon this I said, 'Lord, if the prayer is not to be accepted, then I intercede that You may cure him for my sake. These words escaped my lips but I was afterwards filled with remorse for having uttered them. Simultaneous with this, I received the revelation from God Almighty meaning that: Who can dare intercede without His مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَةَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ permission? I fell silent after hearing this revelation. Hardly a minute had passed before I received the following revelation: meaning: 'You are granted permission to intercede. ' I then prayed fervently and I could feel that this time the prayer would not go unanswered. The boy started to recover that very day; indeed, at that very moment, and it was as if he had come out of his grave. I know for a fact that the miracles of ‘Īsā, whereby he gave life to the dead, were no greater than this. I am grateful to God that many miracles of this kind of revival of the dead have been demonstrated at my hands. Once my son, Bashir Aḥmad, became ill due to an eye condition. He received treatment for a long time, but to no avail. In view of his restless- ness, I prayed to God and received this revelation meaning that: My son Bashir opened his eyes. By the grace of God, his eyes were cured the same day. Once I myself fell so seriously ill that people thought I was about to die, and Surah Yā Sin was recited to me three times. But God Almighty accepted my prayer and healed me without the agency of any medicine. I had fully recovered when I woke up the next morning. At the same time, I meaning وَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلى عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوْا بِشَفَاءٍ مِّنْ مِّثْلِهِ received the revelation 'If you are in doubt as to the mercy which We have poured upon Our servant, then do bring any precedent of such recovery. ' I have had numerous similar